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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels.
"Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe
Alexander...
"Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe
Alexander...
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Worth Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Man's Search for Meaning tells you what you need to know--before or after you read Viktor E. Frankl's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter summaries Important quotes...
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New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"A fictional examination of the lives of real-life scientists and thinkers whose discoveries resulted in moral consequences beyond their imagining. When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger: these are some of luminaries into whose troubled lives Labatut's book thrusts the...
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English
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"What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? In his masterly saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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When a NUMA research vessel is suddenly destroyed by a malevolent black substance originally mistaken for an oil spill, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala pursue an investigation in the Indian Ocean, where they discover a plot targeting millions of victims.
48) I'm your man
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Decal
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Deutsch
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In order to obtain funds for her research, Alma is persuaded to participate in an extraordinary study. For three weeks she is required to live with Tom, a humanoid robot designed to be the perfect life partner for her, trailored to her character and needs.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1998
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English
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Detective Lincoln Rhyme, paralyzed from a line-of-duty accident, combines his brainpower with the legwork of his beautiful protege Detective Amelia Sachs in order to finally put a stop to the murderous activities of an assassin known as the Coffin Dancer.
50) Hulk
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
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A scientist performs regeneration experiments on himself, and passes on the genes to his son, Bruce. Now Bruce is performing experiments that expose him to radiation and nanomeds, which combined with his unique genes, unleashes the Hulk.
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Illustrations and text portray the life of Leonardo da Vinci, who gained fame as a artist through such works as the Mona Lisa, and as a scientist by studying various subjects including human anatomy and flight.
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2011
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Benjamin Franklin returns from the dead, moves into Victor Goodwin's downstairs apartment, and faces peril from vampires in Philadelphia, a pair of bike shop owners, and a shadowy figure known as "the Emperor."
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English
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World-leading natural and social scientists shed light on their discoveries and lives in conversation with an award-winning science writer When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize- winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, "First and foremost, curiosity." In this collection of intimate conversations with 19 of the world's best-known scientists (including three Nobel Laureates), Klein lets us listen...
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New Academia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"A social anthropologist recounts his time living and working in the Middle East. In Left-Handed in the Islamic World , the author, a social anthropologist, shares stories of Arabs he met and lived with, covering a period from 1968 to 2012. Lawrence of Arabia serves as an inspiration for the journey. Throughout the book the author calls upon a significant amount of history to give a background and to contextualize the stories. The stories describe...
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Harlequin / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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She saved the merciless prince… Now she must meet him at the altar! When sweet scientist Josephine rescues a drowning stranger, she's captivated by his devastating good looks and charm. Alexander doesn't remember who he is, but the desire in his eyes sweeps innocent Josephine on an intensely passionate journey! Until it's revealed he's Prince Alexander, heir to the throne of Aargau… Now the threat of scandal means this shy Cinderella must become...
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